paradiseguy,

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You can click the link below for instructions setting up dual monitors.

Setting Up Dual Monitors

Jesse L....

Thanks for your input....however....after i click the box for monitor #2.....it only has 2 boxes belwo it...the

1st says "main monitor"...and the 2nd one says "extend desktop onto this monitor"....so i clicked the

"extend desktop" box, and then apply.....but when i drag an icon from main to 2nd..say skype...i can move the

icon over...but when i go to open it....it opens back on the main monitor....i need to be able to see different charts on

monitors one and two....not sure what i am doing wrong??

You have the extended desktop setup.

I think programs open on the default monitor they were last closed on regardless what screen you put the shortcut on.

You can drag programs over from one monitor to the other using the mouse.

Also if on Windows 7 you may use [Windows] and [←], [windows] and [→] keyboard combinations, tap multiple times to get full screen, as it will also snap to half the screen.

In order to get the best experience with the extended desktop, I purchased a program called Actual Windows Manager which allowed for great customisation. Personally I think all the features of the program should be native to Windows 7 Ultimate but anyway they aren't.

Examples enclude locking the mouse in a monitor which is useful for games, selecting that a program opens in the monitor which has the mouse pointer. It even gives you a taskbar on each monitor if you like which of course you can pin programs on. You get a 60 day trial of it here. A screenshot of mine is below. 1 word and 1 excel are opened on each screen, you can see what I mean by the shortcut keys filling half a screen now double clicking them or [Windows} and [↑] will fill the screen.